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15 Movies Like My Bodyguard

Loved My Bodyguard? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Little Darlings

1980

Little Darlings shares both genre DNA and cast connections with My Bodyguard, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Teen genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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62%

Lucas

1986

Lucas shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Teen, Comedy Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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62%

Real Genius

1985

Real Genius shares both genre DNA and cast connections with My Bodyguard, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share themes of family, survival, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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57%

The Breakfast Club

1985

The Breakfast Club shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Teen, Comedy Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share comic and violent tones

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56%

The Blue Lagoon

1980

The Blue Lagoon shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, survival, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Risky Business

1983

Risky Business shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Teen genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

Girls Just Want to Have Fun shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Just One of the Guys

1985

Just One of the Guys shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Can't Buy Me Love

1987

Can't Buy Me Love shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

The Principal

1987

The Principal shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Teen genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers✓ Both explore identity

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52%

Hairspray

1988

Hairspray shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Heathers

1988

Heathers shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

Lean on Me

1989

Lean on Me shares key genre characteristics with My Bodyguard and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, survival, identity✓ Both are Teen movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature teenagers

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52%

About Last Night...

1986

About Last Night... shares both genre DNA and cast connections with My Bodyguard, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both are Comedy Drama movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Tim Kazurinsky

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50%

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